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main gearbox (MGB), before further flight,
replace the MGB or as an alternative to
replacing an affected MGB, replace the
epicyclic reduction gear module Post
Modification (MOD) 0763C52 in the affected
MGB in accordance with paragraph 3.B.2 of
the Accomplishment Instructions of Airbus
Helicopters Service Bulletin SB No. AS365–
63.00.21, Revision 3, dated July 26, 2018 (SB
AS365–63.00.21), except you are not required
to contact Airbus Helicopters.
(2) For helicopters without any Type X
planet gear assembly installed but with at
least one Type Y planet gear assembly with
an S/N listed in Appendix 4.B. of ASB
AS365–05.00.78 installed on the MGB,
within 300 hours time-in-service (TIS), or
before any gear accumulates 1,300 hours TIS
since new, whichever occurs first, replace the
MGB or as an alternative to replacing the
MGB, replace the epicyclic reduction gear
module MOD 0763C52 in the affected MGB
in accordance with paragraphs 3.B.2. of the
Accomplishment Instructions of SB AS365–
63.00.21, except you are not required to
contact Airbus Helicopters.
(3) As of the effective date of this AD, do
not install an MGB with a Type X or Type
Y gear assembly with an S/N listed in
Appendix 4.A. or 4.B. of ASB AS365–
05.00.78 installed on the MGB, on any
helicopter.
(4) For all helicopters, within 10 hours TIS
and thereafter before the first flight of the day
or at intervals not to exceed 10 hours TIS,
whichever occurs first, inspect the lower
MGB magnetic plugs for particles.
(i) If there are particles that consist of any
scale, flake, or splinter, or particles other
than cotter pin fragments, pieces of lock wire,
swarf, abrasion, or miscellaneous nonmetallic waste and the planet gear assembly
has logged less than 50 hours TIS since new,
inspect the MGB plugs for particles before
further flight and inspect the oil filter for
particles within 5 hours TIS. Thereafter, for
25 hours TIS, continue to inspect the MGB
plugs for particles before each flight, inspect
the oil filter for particles at intervals not to
exceed 5 hours TIS, and perform the actions
required by paragraphs (f)(4)(ii)(A) through
(B) of this AD.
(ii) If there are particles that consist of any
scale, flake, or splinter, or particles other
than cotter pin fragments, pieces of lock wire,
swarf, abrasion, or miscellaneous nonmetallic waste and the planet gear assembly
has logged more than 50 hours TIS since
new, inspect the cumulative surface area of
the particles collected from both the
magnetic plug and the oil filter, since last
MGB overhaul or since new if no overhaul
has been performed.
(A) If the total surface area of the particles
is less than 3 mm2, examine the particles
with largest surface area (S), longest particle
length (L) and thickest particles (e).
(1) If largest surface area (S) of a particle
is less than 1 mm2, the L is less than 1.5 mm,
and the e is less than 0.2 mm, inspect the
MGB plugs for particles before further flight
and inspect the oil filter for particles within
5 hours TIS. Thereafter, for 25 hours TIS,
continue to inspect the MGB plugs for
particles before each flight, inspect the oil
filter for particles at intervals not to exceed
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5 hours TIS, and perform the actions required
by paragraphs (f)(4)(ii)(A) through (B) of this
AD.
(2) If largest particle size (S) is greater than
1 mm2, the L is greater than 1.5 mm, or the
e is greater than 0.2 mm, perform a
metallurgical analysis for any 16NCD13
particles using a method in accordance with
FAA-approved procedures.
(3) If there are any 16NCD13 particles,
replace the MGB with an airworthy MGB.
(4) If there are no 16NCD13 particles,
inspect the MGB plugs for particles before
further flight and inspect the oil filter for
particles within 5 hours TIS. Thereafter, for
25 hours TIS, continue to inspect the MGB
plugs for particles before each flight, inspect
the oil filter for particles at intervals not to
exceed 5 hours TIS, and perform the actions
required by paragraphs (f)(4)(ii)(A) through
(B) of this AD.
(B) If the total surface area of collected
particles is greater than or equal to 3 mm2,
before further flight, perform a metallurgical
analysis for any 6NCD13 particles using a
method in accordance with FAA-approved
procedures.
(1) If there are any 16NCD13 particles,
before further flight, replace the MGB with an
airworthy MGB.
(2) If there are no 16NCD13 particles,
inspect the MGB plugs for particles before
further flight and inspect the oil filter for
particles within 5 hours TIS. Thereafter, for
25 hours TIS, continue to inspect the MGB
plugs for particles before each flight, inspect
the oil filter for particles at intervals not to
exceed 5 hours TIS, and perform the actions
required by paragraphs (f)(4)(ii)(A) through
(B) of this AD.
(g) Special Flight Permits
Special flight permits may be permitted
provided that there are no passengers on
board.
(h) Alternative Methods of Compliance
(AMOCs)
(1) The Manager, International Validation
Branch, FAA, has the authority to approve
AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the
procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In
accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your
request to your principal inspector or local
Flight Standards District Office, as
appropriate. If sending information directly
to the manager of the International Validation
Branch, send it to the attention of the person
identified in paragraph (i)(1) of this AD.
Information may be emailed to: 9-AVS-AIR730-AMOC@faa.gov.
(2) Before using any approved AMOC,
notify your appropriate principal inspector,
or lacking a principal inspector, the manager
of the local flight standards district office/
certificate holding district office.
(i) Additional Information
(1) For more information about this AD,
contact Rao Edupuganti, Aviation Safety
Engineer, Dynamic Systems Section,
Technical Innovation Policy Branch, FAA,
10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX
76177; telephone 817–222–5110; email
rao.edupuganti@faa.gov.
(2) The subject of this AD is addressed in
European Aviation Safety Agency (now
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(EASA) AD 2017–0116R2, dated March 2,
2018.You may view the EASA AD at https://
www.regulations.gov in Docket No. FAA–
2017–1036.
(j) Subject
Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC)
Code: 6300, Main Rotor Drive System.
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(1) The Director of the Federal Register
approved the incorporation by reference of
the service information listed in this
paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR
part 51.
(2) You must use this service information
as applicable to do the actions required by
this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise.
(i) Airbus Helicopters Alert Service
Bulletin ASB No. AS365–05.00.78, Revision
3, dated March 2, 2018.
(ii) Airbus Helicopters Service Bulletin SB
No. AS365–63.00.21, Revision 3, dated July
26, 2018.
(3) For Airbus Helicopters service
information identified in this AD, contact
Airbus Helicopters, 2701 N Forum Drive,
Grand Prairie, TX 75052; telephone 972–641–
0000 or 800–232–0323; fax 972–641–3775; or
at https://www.airbus.com/helicopters/
services/technical-support.html.
(4) You may view this service information
at the FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel,
Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy.,
Room 6N–321, Fort Worth, TX 76177. For
information on the availability of this
material at the FAA, call (817) 222–5110.
(5) You may view this service information
that is incorporated by reference at the
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Administration (NARA). For information on
the availability of this material at NARA,
email: fedreg.legal@nara.gov, or go to:
https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/
ibr-locations.html.
Issued on May 27, 2021.
Ross Landes,
Deputy Director for Regulatory Operations,
Compliance & Airworthiness Division,
Aircraft Certification Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
22 CFR Part 22
[Public Notice: 11195]
RIN 1400–AF15
Schedule of Fees for Consular
Services—Fee Change for Certain
Border Crossing Cards
Department of State.
Final rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of State
amends the Schedule of Fees for
Consular Services (Schedule) for visa
fees. More specifically, the rule amends
SUMMARY:
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the Border Crossing Card fee paid by a
Mexican citizen under age 15 whose
parent or guardian has or is applying for
a border crossing card (the ‘‘reduced
Border Crossing Card fee’’). The
Department is decreasing this fee in
light of the expiration of the authority
provided by the Emergency Afghan
Allies Extension Act of 2014, which
imposed a temporary $1 surcharge on
the fees for Machine Readable Visa
(MRV) and Border Crossing Card (BCC)
application processing, to be deposited
into the general fund of the Treasury.
This provision required the Department
of State to start collecting this surcharge
on January 1, 2015, and it expired five
and a half years after the first date on
which the surcharge was collected, on
June 30, 2020. The Department must
reduce the reduced Border Crossing
Card fee by $1, for a total fee of $15, to
continue to collect the legislatively
required fee amount of $13 and all
remaining applicable surcharges.
DATES: This rule is effective on June 15,
2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob
Schlicht, Management Analyst, Office of
the Comptroller, Bureau of Consular
Affairs, Department of State; phone:
202–485–6681, telefax: 202–485–6826;
email: fees@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
This final rule makes changes to the
Schedule of Fees for Consular Services
of the Department of State’s Bureau of
Consular Affairs. The Department sets
and collects its fees based on the
concept of full cost recovery, but some
fees are set by statute. The Department
of State is adjusting the reduced Border
Crossing Card fee in light of the
expiration of the authority provided by
the Emergency Afghan Allies Extension
Act of 2014, section 2, Public Law 113–
160 (‘‘the Act’’), which imposed a
temporary $1 surcharge on fees for MRV
and BCC application processing.
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What is the authority for this action?
The Department of State derives the
general authority to set fees based on the
cost of the consular services it provides,
and to charge those fees, from the
general user charges statute, 31 U.S.C.
9701. See, e.g., 31 U.S.C. 9701(b)(2)(A)
(‘‘The head of each agency . . . may
prescribe regulations establishing the
charge for a service or thing of value
provided by the agency . . . based on
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. . . the costs to the government.’’). As
implemented through Executive Order
10718 of June 27, 1957, 22 U.S.C. 4219
further authorizes the Department to
establish fees to be charged for official
services provided by U.S. embassies and
consulates. Other authorities allow the
Department to charge fees for consular
services, but not to determine the
amount of such fees, as the amount is
statutorily determined.
The Department of State is required
by law to collect a Border Crossing Card
application processing fee for a Mexican
citizen under age 15 whose parent or
guardian has or is applying for a border
crossing card. Public Law 105–277, Div.
A, Sec. 101(b), 112 Stat. 2681–50, 1681–
102. That fee is set by statute at $13.
Additional statutes imposed surcharges
that previously brought the fee to a total
of $16. The Department is reducing the
Border Crossing Card application
processing fee for these Mexican citizen
minors by $1 to $15 to reflect the
expiration of the authority provided by
the Act, which imposed a temporary $1
surcharge on fees for MRV and BCC
application processing.
Why is this BCC fee $15 instead of $13?
In addition to the statutory $13 fee for
BCCs for these Mexican citizen minors,
Public Law 110–293, Title V, Sec. 501,
122 Stat. 2968, reproduced at 8 U.S.C.
1351 (note) requires the Secretary of
State to collect a $2 surcharge (the
‘‘HIV/AIDS/TB/Malaria surcharge’’) on
all MRVs and BCCs as part of the
application processing fee; this
surcharge must be deposited into the
Treasury and goes to support programs
to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and
malaria.
Since the authority provided by the
Act to collect an additional $1 surcharge
on fees for MRV and BCC application
processing expired on June 30, 2020, the
Department has already
administratively adjusted the reduced
Border Crossing Card fee to reflect the
expiration of this authority. This
rulemaking adjusts the Schedule of Fees
(22 CFR 22.1) accordingly.
Regulatory Findings
Administrative Procedure Act
The Department is publishing this
rule as a final rule, with an effective
date less than 30 days from the date of
publication, based on the ‘‘good cause’’
exceptions set forth at 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(3)(B) and 553(d)(3). The APA
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permits a final rule to become effective
fewer than 30 days after the publication
if the issuing agency finds good cause.
5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3).
The Department finds that good cause
exists to forego notice and comment and
establish an early effective date for this
rulemaking because the authority
provided by the Act to collect a
temporary $1 surcharge on fees for MRV
and BCC application processing,
expired on June 30, 2020, thereby
eliminating any potential agency
discretion with respect to this surcharge
and rendering notice and comment
unnecessary and impracticable.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
Since this rulemaking is exempt from
notice and comment, the Regulatory
Flexibility Act does not apply. However,
the Department has nonetheless
reviewed this rule and, by approving it,
certifies that it will not have a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities as
defined in 5 U.S.C. 601(6). This rule
decreases the Border Crossing Card
application processing fee for certain
Mexican citizen minors.
Unfunded Mandates Act of 1995
This rule will not result in the
expenditure by state, local, and tribal
governments, in the aggregate, or by the
private sector, of $100 million or more
in any year, and it will not significantly
or uniquely affect small governments.
Therefore, no actions were deemed
necessary under the provisions of the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of
1995, 2 U.S.C. 1501–1504.
Congressional Review Act
This rule is not a major rule as
defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
The Department has reviewed this
rule to ensure its consistency with the
regulatory philosophy and principles set
forth in the Executive Orders. This rule
is necessary in light of expiration of the
authority provided by the Emergency
Afghan Allies Extension Act of 2014,
which imposed a temporary $1
surcharge on fees for MRV and BCC
application processing. As a result, the
reduced Border Crossing Card fee will
be reduced by $1 from $16 to $15.
Details of the fee changes are as
follows:
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Item No.
Fee
Unit cost
Current fee
Change in fee
Estimated
number of
applications
affected 1
Percentage
increase
Estimated
change in
annual fees
collected 2
SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR CONSULAR SERVICES
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
NONIMMIGRANT VISA SERVICES
21. Nonimmigrant Visa Application and Border Crossing Card Processing Fees (per person):
(f) Border crossing card—under age 15; for Mexican citizens if parent or guardian has or is applying for a border crossing card
(valid 10 years or until the applicant reaches age 15; whichever is
sooner) .............................................................................................
*
*
(3)
$15
*
$16
*
¥6.25
$1
*
*
200,846
($200,846)
*
1 Based
on FY 2019 workload.
2 Using FY 2019 workload to generate collections. This will be a reduction in total annual remittance to Treasury.
3 The fee for Border Crossing Card applications by minors is statutorily set at $13.
federal programs and activities do not
apply to this regulation.
Executive Order 13771
This regulation is not an E.O. 13771
regulatory action because it is not a
significant rulemaking under E.O.
12866.
Executive Order 13175
Executive Orders 12372 and 13132
This regulation will not have
substantial direct effects on the states,
on the relationship between the national
government and the states, or on the
distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government. Therefore, in
accordance with section 6 of Executive
Order 13132, it is determined that this
rule does not have sufficient federalism
implications to require consultations,
nor does it warrant the preparation of a
federalism summary impact statement.
The regulations implementing Executive
Order 12372 regarding
intergovernmental consultation on
The Department has determined that
this rulemaking will not have tribal
implications, will not impose
substantial direct compliance costs on
Indian tribal governments, and will not
preempt tribal law. Accordingly, the
requirements of Executive Order 13175
do not apply to this rulemaking.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule does not create or revise any
reporting or record-keeping
requirements.
List of Subjects in 22 CFR Part 22
PART 22—SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR
CONSULAR SERVICES—
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND
FOREIGN SERVICE
1. The authority citation for part 22
continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101 note, 1153 note,
1157 note, 1183a note, 1184(c)(12), 1201(c),
1351, 1351 note, 1713, 1714, 1714 note; 10
U.S.C. 2602(c); 22 U.S.C. 214, 214 note,
1475e, 2504(h), 2651a, 4206, 4215, 4219,
6551; 31 U.S.C. 9701; E.O. 10718, 22 FR 4632
(1957); E.O. 11295, 31 FR 10603 (1966).
2. In § 22.1, amend the table by
revising entry 21(f) under the heading
‘‘Nonimmigrant Visa Services’’ to read
as follows:
■
§ 22.1
Consular services, Fees.
Accordingly, for the reasons stated in
the preamble, 22 CFR part 22 is
amended as follows:
Schedule of fees.
The following table sets forth the
changes to the following category listed
on the U.S. Department of State’s
Schedule of Fees for Consular Services:
SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR CONSULAR SERVICES
Item No.
*
*
*
Fee
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
NONIMMIGRANT VISA SERVICES
*
*
*
*
21. * * *
(f) Border crossing card—under age 15; for Mexican citizens if parent or guardian has or is applying for a border crossing card (valid 10 years or until the applicant
reaches age 15, whichever is sooner) ............................................................................................................................................................................................................
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*
*
*
*
*
*
Ian Brownlee,
Acting Assistant Secretary of State for
Consular Affairs Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
22 CFR Part 22
[Public Notice: 11195]
RIN 1400-AF15
Schedule of Fees for Consular Services--Fee Change for Certain
Border Crossing Cards
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Department of State amends the Schedule of Fees for
Consular Services (Schedule) for visa fees. More specifically, the rule
amends
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the Border Crossing Card fee paid by a Mexican citizen under age 15
whose parent or guardian has or is applying for a border crossing card
(the ``reduced Border Crossing Card fee''). The Department is
decreasing this fee in light of the expiration of the authority
provided by the Emergency Afghan Allies Extension Act of 2014, which
imposed a temporary $1 surcharge on the fees for Machine Readable Visa
(MRV) and Border Crossing Card (BCC) application processing, to be
deposited into the general fund of the Treasury. This provision
required the Department of State to start collecting this surcharge on
January 1, 2015, and it expired five and a half years after the first
date on which the surcharge was collected, on June 30, 2020. The
Department must reduce the reduced Border Crossing Card fee by $1, for
a total fee of $15, to continue to collect the legislatively required
fee amount of $13 and all remaining applicable surcharges.
DATES: This rule is effective on June 15, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob Schlicht, Management Analyst,
Office of the Comptroller, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of
State; phone: 202-485-6681, telefax: 202-485-6826; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
This final rule makes changes to the Schedule of Fees for Consular
Services of the Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs. The
Department sets and collects its fees based on the concept of full cost
recovery, but some fees are set by statute. The Department of State is
adjusting the reduced Border Crossing Card fee in light of the
expiration of the authority provided by the Emergency Afghan Allies
Extension Act of 2014, section 2, Public Law 113-160 (``the Act''),
which imposed a temporary $1 surcharge on fees for MRV and BCC
application processing.
What is the authority for this action?
The Department of State derives the general authority to set fees
based on the cost of the consular services it provides, and to charge
those fees, from the general user charges statute, 31 U.S.C. 9701. See,
e.g., 31 U.S.C. 9701(b)(2)(A) (``The head of each agency . . . may
prescribe regulations establishing the charge for a service or thing of
value provided by the agency . . . based on . . . the costs to the
government.''). As implemented through Executive Order 10718 of June
27, 1957, 22 U.S.C. 4219 further authorizes the Department to establish
fees to be charged for official services provided by U.S. embassies and
consulates. Other authorities allow the Department to charge fees for
consular services, but not to determine the amount of such fees, as the
amount is statutorily determined.
The Department of State is required by law to collect a Border
Crossing Card application processing fee for a Mexican citizen under
age 15 whose parent or guardian has or is applying for a border
crossing card. Public Law 105-277, Div. A, Sec. 101(b), 112 Stat. 2681-
50, 1681-102. That fee is set by statute at $13. Additional statutes
imposed surcharges that previously brought the fee to a total of $16.
The Department is reducing the Border Crossing Card application
processing fee for these Mexican citizen minors by $1 to $15 to reflect
the expiration of the authority provided by the Act, which imposed a
temporary $1 surcharge on fees for MRV and BCC application processing.
Why is this BCC fee $15 instead of $13?
In addition to the statutory $13 fee for BCCs for these Mexican
citizen minors, Public Law 110-293, Title V, Sec. 501, 122 Stat. 2968,
reproduced at 8 U.S.C. 1351 (note) requires the Secretary of State to
collect a $2 surcharge (the ``HIV/AIDS/TB/Malaria surcharge'') on all
MRVs and BCCs as part of the application processing fee; this surcharge
must be deposited into the Treasury and goes to support programs to
combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.
Since the authority provided by the Act to collect an additional $1
surcharge on fees for MRV and BCC application processing expired on
June 30, 2020, the Department has already administratively adjusted the
reduced Border Crossing Card fee to reflect the expiration of this
authority. This rulemaking adjusts the Schedule of Fees (22 CFR 22.1)
accordingly.
Regulatory Findings
Administrative Procedure Act
The Department is publishing this rule as a final rule, with an
effective date less than 30 days from the date of publication, based on
the ``good cause'' exceptions set forth at 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B) and
553(d)(3). The APA permits a final rule to become effective fewer than
30 days after the publication if the issuing agency finds good cause. 5
U.S.C. 553(d)(3).
The Department finds that good cause exists to forego notice and
comment and establish an early effective date for this rulemaking
because the authority provided by the Act to collect a temporary $1
surcharge on fees for MRV and BCC application processing, expired on
June 30, 2020, thereby eliminating any potential agency discretion with
respect to this surcharge and rendering notice and comment unnecessary
and impracticable.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
Since this rulemaking is exempt from notice and comment, the
Regulatory Flexibility Act does not apply. However, the Department has
nonetheless reviewed this rule and, by approving it, certifies that it
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities as defined in 5 U.S.C. 601(6). This rule decreases the
Border Crossing Card application processing fee for certain Mexican
citizen minors.
Unfunded Mandates Act of 1995
This rule will not result in the expenditure by state, local, and
tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of $100
million or more in any year, and it will not significantly or uniquely
affect small governments. Therefore, no actions were deemed necessary
under the provisions of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, 2
U.S.C. 1501-1504.
Congressional Review Act
This rule is not a major rule as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
The Department has reviewed this rule to ensure its consistency
with the regulatory philosophy and principles set forth in the
Executive Orders. This rule is necessary in light of expiration of the
authority provided by the Emergency Afghan Allies Extension Act of
2014, which imposed a temporary $1 surcharge on fees for MRV and BCC
application processing. As a result, the reduced Border Crossing Card
fee will be reduced by $1 from $16 to $15.
Details of the fee changes are as follows:
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Estimated Estimated
Percentage number of change in
Item No. Fee Unit cost Current fee Change in fee increase applications annual fees
affected \1\ collected \2\
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SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR CONSULAR SERVICES
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* * * * * * *
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NONIMMIGRANT VISA SERVICES
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21. Nonimmigrant Visa Application and
Border Crossing Card Processing Fees
(per person):
(f) Border crossing card--under age $15 (\3\) $16 $1 -6.25 200,846 ($200,846)
15; for Mexican citizens if parent
or guardian has or is applying for
a border crossing card (valid 10
years or until the applicant
reaches age 15; whichever is
sooner)............................
* * * * * * *
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\1\ Based on FY 2019 workload.
\2\ Using FY 2019 workload to generate collections. This will be a reduction in total annual remittance to Treasury.
\3\ The fee for Border Crossing Card applications by minors is statutorily set at $13.
Executive Order 13771
This regulation is not an E.O. 13771 regulatory action because it
is not a significant rulemaking under E.O. 12866.
Executive Orders 12372 and 13132
This regulation will not have substantial direct effects on the
states, on the relationship between the national government and the
states, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the
various levels of government. Therefore, in accordance with section 6
of Executive Order 13132, it is determined that this rule does not have
sufficient federalism implications to require consultations, nor does
it warrant the preparation of a federalism summary impact statement.
The regulations implementing Executive Order 12372 regarding
intergovernmental consultation on federal programs and activities do
not apply to this regulation.
Executive Order 13175
The Department has determined that this rulemaking will not have
tribal implications, will not impose substantial direct compliance
costs on Indian tribal governments, and will not preempt tribal law.
Accordingly, the requirements of Executive Order 13175 do not apply to
this rulemaking.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule does not create or revise any reporting or record-keeping
requirements.
List of Subjects in 22 CFR Part 22
Consular services, Fees.
Accordingly, for the reasons stated in the preamble, 22 CFR part 22
is amended as follows:
PART 22--SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR CONSULAR SERVICES--DEPARTMENT OF
STATE AND FOREIGN SERVICE
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1. The authority citation for part 22 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101 note, 1153 note, 1157 note, 1183a note,
1184(c)(12), 1201(c), 1351, 1351 note, 1713, 1714, 1714 note; 10
U.S.C. 2602(c); 22 U.S.C. 214, 214 note, 1475e, 2504(h), 2651a,
4206, 4215, 4219, 6551; 31 U.S.C. 9701; E.O. 10718, 22 FR 4632
(1957); E.O. 11295, 31 FR 10603 (1966).
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2. In Sec. 22.1, amend the table by revising entry 21(f) under the
heading ``Nonimmigrant Visa Services'' to read as follows:
Sec. 22.1 Schedule of fees.
The following table sets forth the changes to the following
category listed on the U.S. Department of State's Schedule of Fees for
Consular Services:
Schedule of Fees for Consular Services
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Item No. Fee
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NONIMMIGRANT VISA SERVICES
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21. * * *
(f) Border crossing card--under age 15; for Mexican $15
citizens if parent or guardian has or is applying
for a border crossing card (valid 10 years or until
the applicant reaches age 15, whichever is sooner).
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Ian Brownlee,
Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Department of
State.
[FR Doc. 2021-12417 Filed 6-14-21; 8:45 am]
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